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It brought extremely high tides, storm surge and heavy rain to Colombia, prompting authorities to declare an alert as local TV broadcast images of cars and tree trunks surging though flooded streets in coastal areas. The government of Jamaica has issued a hurricane warning for Jamaica and a hurricane warning has also been issued for Haiti from the southern border with the Dominican Republic to Le Mole St Nicholas. Read More

She has been endorsed by dozens of papers ranging from such expected backers as The New York Times to such once-certain GOP advocates as The Dallas Morning News , the Arizona Republic and the Cincinnati Enquirer , which on September 23 called for "a leader who will bring out the best in Americans, not the worst". Read More

The idea of debt-free public college, which Mr. Sanders popularized during his primary battle with Mrs. Clinton, is especially important to younger voters, many of whom have yet to enthusiastically get behind the former first lady's campaign. Read More

Police said the suspect had two weapons, a.45-caliber semi-automatic handgun and a.45-caliber semi-automatic Thompson Carbine, while standing near his vehicle. Nine people were injured after a gunman opened fire in Houston , Texas, on 26 September. "Several people shot by suspect are being transported to area hospitals; unknown exact number or severity of injuries", the Houston police said on its Twitter account. Read More

But at least one child was airlifted to a nearby hospital. The other injured person was a female teacher. School shooting in Townville, SC Elem. School. There are reports a man has been found dead near the school. The newspaper also reported that a suspect was in custody in the shooting. The school has been evacuated and closed. Read More

National Blue Ribbon Schools must rank in the top 15 percent in their state on student assessment results. IV Bray called Wednesday's announcement for the Gwinnett School of Math Science and Technology a "fantastic honor" not just for the school, but for the Gwinnett district. Read More

His comments focused heavily on military and national security issues, said this article in The Washington Post. Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton's running mate. Andy asked Warner why, for the first time, he has made a decision to support a Democratic ticket. During his training in the Navy, Warner recalled, one lesson was "drilled into us". Read More

Although Chicago-area prices climbed 3.7 percent during the year ending July 31, the gain is less than the 5 percent average of the 20 cities reported Tuesday by the closely watched index. After seasonal adjustment, the national index rose 0.4% month-over-month, the 10-city decreased 0.1% and the 20-City index remained unchanged. Seven of the 20 cities have already set new record highs. Read More

A few hours later the suspect shot and killed another man at a gas station, stealing his vehicle in Cedar Hill. She was grazed by the bullets and taken to a nearby hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Franco-Luviano also is the person of interest in a Sunday night carjacking which resulted in the death of the victim before the Lexus was stolen. The Lone Star Fugitive Task Force said that he did not surrender peacefully and had to be physically arrested but no shots were fired during ... Read More

The gap between the two candidates in recent national opinion polls has narrowed in the past week, with the latest Reuters/Ipsos polling showing Clinton ahead by 4 percentage points, with 41 percent of likely voters. It's highly probable, as Donald Trump recently referred to an education issue as "the civic-rights issue of our time ". In seeking his first elected office, Trump will argue that the former first lady, USA senator, and secretary of State is the embodiment of a failed political ... Read More

Jacob Wetterling was 11 years old when he was abducted October 22, 1989, in St. Joseph, Minnesota. You can read Governor Dayton's proclamation here . Among those scheduled to speak is Allen Overturf, Jacob's cousin. Now 27 years later we realize that not a day has gone by that Jacob's light hasn't been shining through each one of us. Read More

The history of the Tulsa police officer who fatally shot an unarmed man after responding to a stalled vehicle is emerging as her actions come under national scrutiny. According to documents released by the sheriff's office, Shelby, 42, was mentioned in a November 2010 use of force report when she was among a group of officers who entered a home with guns drawn in an attempt to serve a felony warrant. Read More

Obama - who also offered debate advice to Democrat Hillary Clinton in the interview - said the violence that has raged in cities such as Charlotte, Baltimore and Ferguson, Missouri, shouldn't distract Americans from real concerns about systemic biases within U.S. Read More

The New York Times has endorsed Hillary Clinton for president, saying the Democrat's "record of service and a raft of pragmatic ideas" represent the best choice to tackle the challenges the USA faces. "Crooked Hillary's bad judgement forced her to announce that she would go to Charlotte on Saturday to grandstand". Donald Trump has yet to comment on the endorsement from the major paper or about how Clinton's foundation donated to the New York Times . Read More

Russia's last parliamentary elections in 2011 had ended in mass protests against the president - who has been in power for 17 years, either as president or prime minister - with allegations over ballot box fraud. Alluding to the spluttering economy, which is forecast to shrink this year by at least 0.3 percent, Putin said: "We know that life is hard for people, there are lots of problems, lots of unresolved problems". Read More

Tawon Boyd, 21, was injured in the Sunday confrontation outside his home in Middle River and taken to the hospital, where he died Wednesday. Both the Baltimore County Police and fire departments are doing internal reviews, as is the police department's homicide unit. Read More

New Jersey Democratic lawmaker Bob Menendez told a press conference that whether or not this act was externally directed, it was an act of terrorism. The New York Police Department tweets a mugshot of Ahmad Khan Rahami and states he is wanted in connection to Saturday night's explosion in New York . Read More

Officials said that Craig was "known to have mental-health related issues, but we do not know if he is now receiving treatment". At 2:13 p.m. MT Monday, Craig called dispatchers and claimed to have explosives in the trunk of his auto near the school, the Utah County Sheriff's Office reported. Read More

He contrasted Israeli policies with the USA, which he said was being held back by political correctness. "Our police are incredible". "These are sick evil people that want to destroy this country, the way we coddle them, and the way we're afraid to say anything, and we're afraid to say what the problem is and who they are and they don't want to say radical Islam they don't want to talk about radical Islamic terrorism", Trump said . Read More

She's got to treat me with respect. At a speech in Philadelphia on Monday, Clinton called for vigilance. "Although the Second Amendment people , maybe there is, I don't know ". We're being very gentle about it. Photo caption: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the James L. Knight Center, Friday, Sept. Read More

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